July 12, 2008, 10:44PM

KALAMAZOO -- Officer Craig Stouffer spent 11 years hiding microphones, setting up covert cameras and probing computer hard-drives as one of the longest-serving members of the elite Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team. Stouffer was one of 10 investigators sworn to silence about their roles in a 2003 undercover prostitution bust that is now the focus of an FBI investigation, according to... Full story »

May 17, 2008, 12:11AM

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety investigator Craig Stouffer earned thousands of dollars conducting private surveillance, installing security equipment and teaching specialized computer classes as a sideline to his city paycheck. On Tuesday, he completed a 14-day disciplinary suspension for those activities after an internal investigation found Stouffer's actions violated eight Department of Public Safety rules or general orders,... Full story »

April 30, 2008, 12:08PM

By Rex Hall Jr. rhall@kalamazoogazette.com 388-7784 KALAMAZOO -- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers' union is asking City Manager Kenneth Collard to retract statements he made about a suspended officer and apologize, calling the comments "inflammatory and inaccurate." Full story »

April 25, 2008, 8:56PM

KALAMAZOO -- Interim Kalamazoo Public Safety Chief James Mallery cited a "disparaging" assessment of a 2007 investigation conducted by now-Acting Deputy Chief Donald Webster and an alleged demand by superiors that he fire another officer as the reasons that prompted him to drop out of the search for a new chief, according to his withdrawal letter that was released late... Full story »